Computer History Video Lesson 1

As you start this video, what are some of the names of either people or companies that you believe started the computer revolution?

As you look at this work environment for this IT start up company, is this what you picture when we discuss a job in the IT industry? Why or Why not?

What was the underlying technology used in mainframe computers?

• Micro Chips

• Light Bulbs

• Vacuum Tubes

• Transistors

The number of transistors on a microchip roughly doubles every two years, leading to exponential increases in computing power and efficiency.  This is known as ______

• Power Doubling

• Hyper Chip Theory

• Moore's Law

• Cole's Law

What company did Paul Allen help to create?

• Altair, Inc.

• Apple

• IBM

• Microsoft

What company did Steve Wozniak help to create?

• Altair, Inc,

• Apple

• IBM

• Microsoft

What was the "killer app" that made people want to buy an Apple II computer?

• Excel

• Word

• Access

• VisiCalc

In what year did Apple go public?

• 1977

• 1980

• 1984

• 1990

As this video ends, reflect on these people and events that helped spawn our industry. Using 3 to 5 complete sentences, detail a few things that you learned watching this video.